Jay and Silent Bob were bit characters who hung out in front of the Quick Mart in Clerks (1994), a couple of slackers. Hitting the big time they made their way into starring in this spoof movie. Normally spoofs are somewhat derivative and tiresome. But this one actually was a little ahead of its time, upon review.
It's quite a star turn, as we see many actors who made it even bigger over the last 15 years: Jon Stewart, Tracy Morgan, Will Ferrell, Ben Affleck, to name a few.
Jay and Bob are hanging out, drinking beer/smokin' weed, when they find out that their comic book likenesses are in a new movie: Bluntman and Chronic (Batman & Robin). They find this out at the comic book store (Big Bang Theory) So they go on a road trip (Dumb & Dumber) where they come across a bunch of babes (Charlie's Angels) and help with a heist (Mission Impossible). Landing in L.A., they finish to stop the movie with a climactic battle (The Empire Strikes Back, get it?)
The Star Wars references are right in time for The Force Awakens on December 18. And we've even got Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, working for cheap back in 2001.
* * * of 5
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